diff --git a/bgpwtf/cccampix/pgpencryptor/gpg/gpg.go b/bgpwtf/cccampix/pgpencryptor/gpg/gpg.go
index 09fcc7f..0c0792b 100644
--- a/bgpwtf/cccampix/pgpencryptor/gpg/gpg.go
+++ b/bgpwtf/cccampix/pgpencryptor/gpg/gpg.go
@@ -141,9 +141,15 @@
 }
 
 func (encryptor *CLIEncryptor) Close() {
-	encryptor.stdout.Close()
-	encryptor.stderr.Close()
-	encryptor.stdin.Close()
+	if encryptor.stdout != nil {
+		encryptor.stdout.Close()
+	}
+	if encryptor.stderr != nil {
+		encryptor.stderr.Close()
+	}
+	if encryptor.stdin != nil {
+		encryptor.stdin.Close()
+	}
 
 	os.RemoveAll(encryptor.tempDir)
 }
diff --git a/bgpwtf/cccampix/pgpencryptor/main.go b/bgpwtf/cccampix/pgpencryptor/main.go
index 3d73e01..87338b5 100644
--- a/bgpwtf/cccampix/pgpencryptor/main.go
+++ b/bgpwtf/cccampix/pgpencryptor/main.go
@@ -3,10 +3,6 @@
 import (
 	"context"
 	"flag"
-	"github.com/golang/glog"
-	"github.com/lib/pq"
-	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
-	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
 	"io"
 	"time"
 
@@ -15,6 +11,10 @@
 	"code.hackerspace.pl/hscloud/bgpwtf/cccampix/pgpencryptor/model"
 	pb "code.hackerspace.pl/hscloud/bgpwtf/cccampix/proto"
 	"code.hackerspace.pl/hscloud/go/mirko"
+	"github.com/golang/glog"
+	"github.com/lib/pq"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -126,11 +126,11 @@
 	senderDone := make(chan struct{})
 	errors := make(chan error)
 	enc, err := s.encryptorFactory.Get(key.Fingerprint, key.KeyData)
-	defer enc.Close()
 
 	if err != nil {
 		return status.Errorf(codes.Unavailable, "PGPEncryptor error while creating encryptor: %v", err)
 	}
+	defer enc.Close()
 
 	err = enc.WritePlainText(initialMessage.Data)
 	if err != nil {